Snorkeler's Dream Vacation Rental
Snorkeler's Dream Vacation Rental
Submitted: November 7, 2011
Stayed: October 2011
This was our second year to stay upstairs at Hale Lana (and we'll probably schedule many more visits in the years ahead. Initially, we were concerned about the tsunami damage at nearby Manini Beach, but Mother Nature often has a way of changing things for the better. Instead of the sharp lava rocks and coral to challenge your bare feet, there is now a gentle SANDY slope into the ocean. The fish were just as plentiful as last year, and the coral seems healthier. We were able to snorkel almost every day either at Manini Beach or Two-Step (4 miles away). (By the way, the local people did an amazing job of cleaning up the tsunami damage and Dennis was instrumental in providing new palm trees and plants to replace the ones swept away. Many thanks to all of you who helped).
We appreciate the cleanliness and attention to detail at Hale Lana and our stay of 9 + days was very enjoyable, except for three days of construction noise from nearby houses being repaired from tsunami damage. We woke up to the sound of jackhammers and the "beep-beep-beep" of equipment backing up instead of the sounds of the ocean! Hopefully that will be finished soon.
This property is well worth the cost of the stay. We can highly recommend it to anyone who likes to snorkel or swim, doesn't mind being off the beaten path, and can climb a flight of stairs.
Thanks, Dennis, for making this beautiful place available. We'll be back.
Lloy and Russ Keeling,
Redlands CA
Owner's Response: Aloha Russ and Lloy,
Mahalo for taking the time to post your comments and glad you enjoyed Hale Lana and the great snorkeling again this year. We are humbled to have our beach and little community almost fully restored after some damage from the tsunami from Japan and sorry for the construction noise (although music to our ears). The organized community effort was amazing to see as well....past visitors and everyone here deeply loves the marine preserve of Kealakekua Bay and were glad to pitch in, with many spending days "on the job". Although close to the water, we are fortunate that Hale Lana is on a rise and higher in elevation and out of harm's way. The beach really is actually better, sandy, more beautiful, expansive and open and all the more precious to us!
Mahlo nui loa, Dennis
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